Henry Wesley Bowman

Brief Life History of Henry Wesley

When Henry Wesley Bowman was born on 29 August 1919, in Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico, his father, Claudious Bowman, was 28 and his mother, Jennie Stark Robinson, was 29. He married Alleen Memmott on 11 October 1944, in Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States. He immigrated to Columbus, Luna, New Mexico, United States in 1952. He died on 19 April 2007, in Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico, at the age of 87, and was buried in Colonia Dublán, Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico.

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Family Time Line

Henry Wesley Bowman
1919–2007
Alleen Memmott
1921–1958
Marriage: 11 October 1944

Sources (36)

  • Henry W Bowman in household of Claudious Bowman, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Henry Wesley Bowman, "Arizona, County Marriages, 1871-1964"
  • Henry Wesley Bowman, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1920

Obregón rebels. Carranza dies. Obregón elected president.

1921 · One of The Oldest Coasters in the World

Utah is home to one of the oldest coasters in the world that is still operational. The Roller Coaster, at Lagoon Amusement park, is listed number 5.

1942 · The Topaz War Relocation Center

The Topaz War Relocation Center, also known as the Central The Topaz War Relocation Center was an internment camp which housed Japanese immigrants and Japanese-Americans as a result of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. President Franklin Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 in February 1942, ordering people of Japanese ancestry to be incarcerated in relocation centers, like Topaz, during World War II. The camp was opened in September 1942 and closed in October 1945. In 1983, Jane Beckworth founded the Topaz Museum Board, and in 2014, a museum was erected in Delta showcasing artworks created at Topaz. The museum became a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 2007.

Name Meaning

English and Scottish: occupational name for an archer, hunter or soldier armed with a bow, from Middle English bow(e)man, bouman (from Old English boga ‘bow’ + mann ‘man’). This word was distinguished from Bowyer , which denoted a maker or seller of bows.

Americanized form of German Baumann or the Dutch cognate Bouwman .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Story Highlight

Life Story of Alline (Alleen) Memmott-Bowman (compiled by daughter, Priscilla Bowman-Wolford)

Alline Memmott was born on April 25, 1921 in the old Memmott home in Colonia Dublan, Chihuahua, Mexico; the first child of Joseph Fletcher Memmott and Nilus Stowell Memmott. The following is inform …

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